Over the past several years, Maiker Housing Partners has ushered in a period of growth intended to increase our capacity to address Adams County’s housing crisis. This growth has allowed us to form new partnerships, launch new projects and welcome new members to the Maiker community. To nurture this growth, Maiker staff and leadership spent […]
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In 2022, Maiker Housing Partners launched an internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee. Composed of a dozen staff representatives from each Maiker environment, this committee is dedicated to listening, learning and implementing strategies to make all staff feel safe, sound and respected in the workplace. “One of our main focuses at Maiker is to
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The internet is a powerful tool. It connects us to information, resources and communities around the world and outside our front door. But for many families in Colorado, it’s a tool that comes at too high a cost. The White House’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) benefit program established to
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Crossing Pointe South is Maiker’s newest affordable housing community located in the Thornton Crossroads & 104th Avenue Station area. Request an application form by emailing us at CPSouth@maikerhp.org. We will be accepting applications IN-PERSON ONLY at Crossing Pointe North (4220 E 104th Ave, Thornton, CO 80022) on May 17, 18, 19, 24 and 25. Please read the
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Building community is central to our work at Maiker Housing Partners. Like other affordable housers, our first commitment to the community is the provision of healthy, safe and affordable communities in Adams County. But in Maiker’s theory of change, we go the extra mile to facilitate connection and build power among our members through community
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March is Women’s History Month – a time when communities come together to celebrate the women who inspire us to show up for one another and advocate for a more equitable future. To recognize the women who are making a difference here in Adams County, we sat down with Maiker’s Shant’a Johnson, director of family
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When apartment buildings go up for sale, local governments often struggle to compete with private equity firms and hedge funds in the bidding process. Without a seat at the table, investors continue to win bids to buy properties – hiking up the cost of living and exacerbating the housing crisis in Colorado. A bill introduced
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Maiker Housing Partners recently developed a strategic plan that will inform and elevate the work we do as a socially conscious community developer. Drafted in collaboration with Maiker staff, board leadership and Point B(e) Consulting, this plan will guide our organizational efforts over the next three years. Shortly after the plan was introduced to our
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Colorado’s housing crisis is a systemic issue that policy makers, housing developers, and nonprofit organizations have been grappling with for decades. To further examine this issue, the Colorado Community Media team launched a 4-week series, The Long Way Home: Colorado Community Media’s in-depth look at the housing crisis. Over the last six months, two dozen
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In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, public officials instituted eviction interventions to keep Coloradans housed. To measure the efficacy of these interventions, legislators in Colorado facilitated unprecedented data collection efforts to understand the circumstances that lead to evictions. As evictions climb to pre-pandemic levels in Adams County, housing advocates are calling on legislators to
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